Collapsible display device



Aug. 23, 1932. J. R. cocKLE COLLAPSIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE Filed April 10. 1931 a 8 ,1 6 M M m R c M m v .SS \\\\\\\\Y\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ O o A F o m C m E n V mR A w mY J B WITNESSES Patented Aug. 23, 1932 1,872,682

UNETED STATES ;PArsNr oi -F e ,1

JAMES R. COCKLE, or ELiZABETH, NEW JERSEY COLLAPSIBLE DISPLAY :DEVIQE Application filed April 10, 1931. Serial No. 529,184.

This invention relates to display devices, nally and for supporting the same upon a and has particular reference to devices of horizontal supporting surface and at an inthis character which are collapsible to faciliclination thereto. The said foldable means tate their storage and shipment when in a colembodies a brace member designated generv .3 lapsed condition. ally by the reference character 8, which mem- The invention broadly aims to provide a ber' is adjustable in lengthand is engageable display device of the indicated character 'with the brace strips 6 and 7 to stretch and which when set up is self supporting and maintain the panel in a longitudinally which includes a panel capable of being disstretched condition. The said foldable EU posed at varying inclinations with respect; means further includes a supporting leg 9 60 to a supporting surface. pivotally carried by the brace member 8 More specifically, the invention resides in a whereby it may be folded parallel thereto, collapsible self supporting display device so that the panel maybe rolled about the leg which includes a longitudinally rollable panel and brace member in the manner illustrated and a foldable member constituting a common in Figure 2. As particularly illustrated, the means for stretching and maintaining the brace member includes a pair of slidably conpanel in a stretched condition and, for supnected sections 10 and 11, the former having porting the panel from a substantially hori-- alongitudinal slot 12 and the latter a longizontal supporting surface. tudinal slot 18. A connecting and guiding 1 Other objects of the invention reside in a, element, such as a rivet 14:, extends through 70 device of the indicated character which em? an aperture 15 in the section 11 andthrough ploys few and simple parts, capable of eco-- the slot 12 in the section 10. A threaded nomical production and assemblage and. bolt 16' extends through an aperture 17 in the which efiiciently perform their intended func-- section 10 and through the slot 18 in the secti tion 11, and said bolt also extends through an With the above recited and other objects aperture 18 in the leg 9 and protrudes therein view, reference is had to the following defrom and'receives a thumb nut 19. The'secscription and accompanying drawing, in tion 10 is provided at one end with a reduced which there is exhibited one example or emextremity 20 and the opposite end of the sec- :s bodiment of the invention, while the claims tion 11 is formed with a reduced extremity 8O define the actual scope of the same. '21, while the'brace strips 6 and 7 are respec- In the drawing: tively provided with receiving apertures 22 Figure 1 is a perspective view of the deand 23 to accommodate the extremities 21 vice in its set up condition as viewed from and 20. i

th rear, With the device in the folded or roller con- Figure 2 is a similar view of the device in dltion illustrated in Figure 2, the setting up its collapsed condition. of the same is accomplished by'unrolling the Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view panel 5, loosening the thumb nut 19, engagthrough the panel stretching and supporting ing theextremities 20 and 21 in the keeper member in its folded condition. openings 22 and 23 and extending or length- Referring to the drawing by characters of ening the brace member 8 by sliding the seereference, 5 designates a flexible panel of any tions 10 and 11 relatively until thepanel -5 suitable material which is provided with is stretched longitudinally, at the same time means 6 and 7 at its opposite ends which renswinging the supporting leg 9 to the desired L1 ders the same rigid transversely at said ends angularity and then tightening the thumb g and which in the present instance is indicated nut 19. It will thus be seen that the bolt 16 as transverse brace strips of any suitable maand its nut 19 constitute a common means for terial. The device further includes foldable assisting in the guiding of the sections 10 and means engageable with said first means for 11, for pivotally associating the supporting V stretching and bracing the panel longitudileg 9 therewith and for maintaining the sections 10 and 11 and leg 9 in adjusted position while indirectly holding the panel 5 in its stretched condition. When thus set up, the device may be supported on asubstantially horizontal surface so that the panel 5 presents an outer surface which may bear advertising matter or may support various articles for display. To collapse the device, it-is only necessary to loosen the thumb nut l9, slide the sections 10 and 11 relatively to disengage the extremities 20 and 21 from the keep'er openings 22 and 23 in the brace strips 6 and 7, then fold the leg to a parallel position to the brace member 8. The brace member 8 and leg 9 may now be rolledin the panel as illustrated in Figure Qsothat-the device-occupies a minimum space for storage and shipment.

Thedevice may be found'useiul in various fields and for various purposes to which a device'of this character may be adapted, and no limitation isintended to theuse'orto'the precisestructura'ldetails 'hereinexhibite'd, as it is to be understood that :modifications and variations which properly fall Within the soopeof the'claims may-be resorted to :When

desired.

hat is claimed is 1. A display device including a flexible "panel,=tra'nsverse brace strips-at opposite ends thereof renderingthe same transversely'i 'lg-i'd at said ends, a brace member adjustable. in lengthengageable with the brace strips for stretching and maintaining the panel in a longitudinally stretched condition, saidbrace member including a pair of longitudinally slot-ted-sectio11s,-means extending-respectively from each section through the slot of the other section to connect the sections for relative sliding movement, -a'supporting leg Epiv- 'ota'l-ly carried by one of said means and a device engaging said means for 'clampingly holding the sections in longitudinally ad- ;j uste d :relaticn andthe leg in parallel or various angularly adjusted 'rela tion's to the brace member.

.2.-In a display device, a longitudinally rollable :fleXible panel, rigid transveise elements secured to, the opposite 'ends of said panel, a brace member engageable with said elements and longitudinally extensible to stretch and maintain the panel in longitudinally stretched condition, a supporting leg and a common means for respectively holding the brace member extended, pivoting the leg to the brace member and retaining said leg in various relatively adjusted angular positions with respect to the brace member.

JAMES R. C(DG-KL'E. 

